Tornado sirens are used to alert people in case of weather and other threats. ... These alerts are broadcast via cell phone tower and are received on a cell phone like an Amber Alert.

Tornado sirens have certainly been a topic of discussion among residents, ... But considering the modern and technological world we live in, a tower seems obsolete — and expensive.

The two tornado sirens in Mount Gilead are located at the water tower off of Douglas Street and next to the courthouse in the village square off of High Street.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Following an EF-1 tornado that carved a path from Okaloosa Island through Ocean City on Sunday afternoon, public officials in Okaloosa County are doubling down on the ...